1、Unit 1,Project Giving an oral report,Sometimes we need to give an oral report about a certain topic. To make the report convincing(令人信服的), we should base it on facts. So it is necessary for us to design a survey(调查). And a questionnaire(问卷调查) is a good form of a survey.,Teenagers friendships,Tick th
2、e answer which most applies to you. 1. How many best friends do you have? A lot A few None,Lead-in,Finish a questionnaire:,Are you a boy or a girl? Boy Girl,2. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends?More than three times a week Once a week Seldom Never,3. What topics do you most
3、ly talk about with your best friends?Hobbies and interests Families and friendsSchool and study Emotions and feelingsFuture planes and dreams,4. Do you share your secrets with your best friends?Always Sometimes Never 5. Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friendship?Yes No,Gi
4、rls seem to have more to talk about with their best friends than boys. Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared emotions and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests. Girls have more friendships than boys.,If you choose No to Question 5, what
5、different attitudes do they have?,Reading,1. What puzzles Robert?,He cant understand how girls can talk for so long.,Skimming,Read the passage fast, and find the answers to these questions:,T or F questions:,Girls have more friends than boys, according to studies. Boys can easily name a best friend
6、when asked.,Scanning,T,F,A boy is likely to be cautious about sharing his feelings with his close friends. A girls best friend might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life.,T,T,Read the passage and answer the following questions:,1. What did Amanda reply when asked what s
7、he and her friend talked about? They talked about almost everything: film stars, pop songs, recipes, everything.,Reading in detail:,2. Why cant boys name a single best friend? Because they are busy with homework and have so many friends that it is hard for them to choose. 3. Can girls name their bes
8、t friend? Yes, they can answer without pausing.,4. What are friendships between girls based on? They are anchored in shared feelings and support. 5. What are friendships between boys based on? They are based on shared activities or interests.,Thinking,What is most important in you life? What friends
9、hip means to you?,What friendship means to me,not being alone,having someone can rely on,being committed to others,Discuss the eight questions.,What is the primary purpose of your survey? Who will you choose to survey? How will you design your survey? How many questions will you ask? Who will write
10、the survey questions? Who will work out the results? Who will write the report? Who will present the oral report?,Group work Conduct a survey first, and then collect different attitudes towards friendship and present an oral report.,Further thinking,Actually you are reading an oral Report about the
11、differences between the teenage boys and teenage girls. What is presented in the first paragraph? And what is discussed in the body of the passage? Also what is included in the concluding paragraph?,Structure of an oral report,The leading para: put forward the topic of the report. The body: state th
12、e details of a discussion or a debate. For instance, 30% of the students, 50% of the students,the rest of the students,3. The ending para(s): voice the writers opinions or present the writers summary.,What is your attitude towards this question? we must maintain a firm attitude. 我们必须保持坚定的态度。,attitud
13、e n. 态度,1. When I asked him his a_ towards school, he did not say anything.,ttitudes,Language points,anchor vt. 扎根于；使基于；下锚；使固定n. 锚,2. Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared feelings ,Her novels are anchored in everyday experience. 她的小说基于对日常生活的体验。,base vt. base sth. on upon 建立在基础之上,
14、 以为根据,3. Their relationship _ mutual respect. 他们的友谊建立在相互尊重的基础之上。,was based on/ upon,I base my hopes on the news we had yesterday. 我的希望是以我们昨天所得到的消息为根据。,The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion or sex. 法律要求对所有人平等对待，不论种族、宗教或性别。 regardless of the expense/ consequences. 不顾花费
15、/后果,4. regardless of : 不管, 不论,5. respond 【语境展示】 1) Hearing what he said, I didnt know how to respond. 2) When a baby is upset and his parents respond, he learns that he can rely on them.,3) The government should listen to what the people say and respond to their needs. 4) The doctor told me that our
16、 body often responds to stress by getting sick. 【自我归纳】 1. 根据例句1、2可知，respond可用作不及物动词，意为“_”。,作出反应，回应,2. 根据例句3、4可知，respond可与介词_搭配，构成固定短语，表示“回答，响应”。 【联想拓展】 1. respond to还可以表示“（药物等）有效”。如： The patient didnt respond well to this kind of treatment. 这种治疗方法对该病人没有明显的效果。,to,2. respond还可用作及物动词。如： She responded t
17、hat she would never see him again. 她回答说她再也不想看到他了。 3. response n. 反应，反响，回答。如： The headmasters response to our project is encouraging. 校长对我们这个课题的反应很振奋人心。,6. thanks to 【语境展示】 1. Thanks to her help, we finished the task on time. 2. Thanks to their encouragement, I was not upset by the failure. 3. Thanks
18、 to the bad weather, your picnic had to be cancelled (取消).,【自我归纳】根据以上例句可知，thanks to意为“幸亏；由于”。它的意思与短语_的含义相近。,because of,【拓展】no thanks to意为“并非某人/某事物之功”。如：It was no thanks to you that we managed to finish the important report.我们能完成这份重要的报告并不是你的功劳。,Fill in the blanks using the words from the box below. C
19、hange the form where necessary.,get along worldwide support quality in the world base on suppose share reply,Helen is my best friend. She always _ her secrets with me.,shares,Exercises,2. This evidence _ my belief that he is guilty. 3. The company has become very successful in China because its prod
20、ucts are of a high _.,supports,quality,4. I asked my father if I could watch TV after finishing my homework, and he _ with a nod. 5. No one knows how _ the Great Wall was built without the use of modern machinery. 6. Our conclusion should _ careful research.,replied,in the world,be based on,7. Kate is very friendly, so it is easy _ with her. 8. IBM is known _ for its advanced technology. 9. Sometimes he can be quite mean, but I _ in general, he is a nice man.,to get along,worldwide,suppose,Finish the Self-assessment.,Homework,Thank you!,
